quirted

past tense of quirt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirted
Verb
  • Some $465,000 in funding that Kristi House planned to use to support mental health and trauma therapists was slashed from an early version of the Miami-Dade budget, but was restored when the county commission approved the final budget in September.
    Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Capital Area Food Bank has seen some of its own federal funding slashed even as demand skyrockets.
    The NPR Network, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the first two films, the series switched hands to seasoned parody veterans David Zucker and Pat Proft before flaming out with the fifth entry in 2013.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Many of them switched their choice after seeing the new information.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Picking sweet Julie mangoes from the big tree in the front yard of my childhood home; going to the beach where my late brother tried (and failed) to teach me to swim; visiting relatives during the summer in the very areas that were now being lashed by rain and wind.
    Grace White, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Vargas floated groups of migrants across the informal border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico on a makeshift raft made from wooden boards lashed to fat inner tubes.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • LaVine and Monk whipped the crowd into a frenzy, combining to make 17 of 32 from the field and 10 of 18 from 3-point range as the Kings bounced back from a season-opening loss to the Phoenix Suns.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The cold brew is bitter but topped with a fluffy, whipped cold foam that tastes almondy, sweet and spice-filled.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kickboxing robots flailed wildly before falling over, and some sprinters crashed into rivals.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
  • On Sunday, Merrill flailed at two sliders in the dirt from Tyler Glasnow before looking at a third down the middle for strike three to strand a runner in the first inning.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Giants followed that up by getting thrashed by the Eagles in Philadelphia this past Sunday.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And that all came into play in Game 1, as the Jays thrashed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-4, at a raucous Rogers Centre on Friday night.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each pair is made in the USA with leather tanned at SB Foot in Red Wing, Minnesota.
    Will Porter, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
  • According to the house, the new version in washed and vegetable-tanned leather boasts lighter hardware, an adjustable shoulder strap and a single-zip opening.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These scourged the poor harder than anyone else.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Quirted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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